To: Porter Davis who wrote (957 ) 4/6/1998 8:06:00 PM From: Porter Davis Read Replies (1) | Respond to
>>Monday's opening in Ballard should be interesting...nothing ! The computer just froze. This was not the first time, but under the conditions, I literally felt like I was in a car roaring downhill with no steering and no brakes. I have huge positions with huge risks and the inability to access the underlying equities is unacceptable. You have to understand, it's not like I can run to another machine and trade--no, this system is so sophisticated that I have to log on with my secret code, and if my machine crashes and won't let me sign off, it won't accept me on any other machine. One minute to realise what was happening, two minutes to get someone to call a tech, three minutes for him to arrive, and eight minutes for my machine to be re-booted. So, approximately 14 minutes at one of the most critical periods of the day with no control over my positions. We're talking real money here. I plan on writing Fearless F**king Fleming personally when I cool down. Heh--maybe I won't wait.
